Rottendorff, Bernhard.Dreyfaches Consilium oder Gutachten. I. Von dem Wesen/ Art/ Natur/ Eigenschafft/ und Uhrsprung der neuen Fiebersucht und Epidemischer Haupt-Kranckheit. 2. Von der einreissenden rohten-Ruhr. 3. Von der Pest. OsnabrÃ¼ck, J. G. (Johann Georg) SchwÃ¤nder, 1679.. Small octavo. Pp. 462 Hardcover, bound in contemporary full vellum with remnants of ribbon ties; boards soiled, first inner hinge cracked; general browning. In a very good condition. ~ First edition. Very rare. Only four institutional holdings worldwide (two in Germany; one in UK, one in Netherlands). Bernhard Rottendorff (1594-1671). ~Provenance: At one time in the collection of Dr. Hofmeier, Dortmund, with a miniature stamp to that effect of first paste-down. Various contemporary ownership signatures to first free end-paper. Verso of this and last endpapers with extensive contemporary annotations in neat hand.

Actes et memoires des negotiations de la paix de Nimegue vol 1-4. A Amsterdam Chez Abraham Wolfgangk Et a Nimergue Chez Adrian Moetjens, 1679-80. (24)+598+(12)+(10)+659+(22)+(12)+588+(12)+(16)+750+(16) pages pp. Old name striked out on all vol(titelpage), Small old label inside frontboards. Bound in a contemporary full calf with 5 raised bands very rich golddecoration and goldprint on spine, some wear to binding , very clean bookexcept for smal warerdamage on last sheet vol 1,. First/Second Edition. 16093030

Valiero, Andrea.Historia della Guerra di Candia. 4to. (8), 751, (24 index)pp. Engraved title page. Contemporary full vellum, some wear.Rare first edition of Valier's account of The Cretan War of 1645-1669 between the Venetians and Ottoman Turks, which included the famous Seige of Candia (modern day Heraklion) in 1646. Valier was from the inner circle of the Venetian senate and had been an emissary sent to Constantinople.

FERMAT, Pierre deVaria Opera Mathematica...accesserunt selectae quaedam eiusdem Epistolae, vel ad ipsum Ã plerisque doctissimis viris GallicÃ¨, LatinÃ¨, vel ItalicÃ¨, de rebus ad Mathematicas disciplinas, aut Physicam pertinentibus scriptae Woodcut vignette on title, two engraved headpieces, five folding engraved plates, & woodcut diagrams in the text. 6 p.l., 210, [3] pp. Folio, early 19th-cent. half red morocco & red boards (minor browning), flat spine gilt. Toulouse: J. Pech, 1679. First edition, and now rare on the market; this copy belonged to Dominique FranÃ§ois Jean Arago (1786-1853), the great French scientist who made important contributions to astronomy, electro-magnetism, and optics (see D.S.B., I, pp. 200-03). This book, Fermat's only substantial publication apart from his edition of Diophantus (both prepared and published posthumously by his son), contains the majority of Fermat's mathematical work. Included are Fermat's important researches on analytic geometry, developed concurrently with, but independently of, Descartes, as well as his method of maxima and minima, based upon which some have proclaimed Fermat the true first discoverer of the differential calculus. It also includes the first printing of Fermat's important correspondence with Pascal which founded the modern theory of probability. There is also correspondence with other contemporary mathematicians, including Mersenne, Roberval, Wallis, Digby, and Gassendi. Although Fermat published practically nothing during his lifetime, his work was freely communicated to others in correspondence and was profoundly influential. Descartes and Pascal notwithstanding, many scholars regard Fermat as the greatest of all 17th-century French mathematicians. Fermat (1601-65), was shy of publicity and reluctant to communicate his findings. As a result, his discoveries remained comparatively unappreciated until the 19th century when they catalyzed the development of modern algebra. The title-page is in Horblit's second state (no preference), while leaves a2 and e2 are in his first state (no preference). The rare portrait of Fermat, not present here, was also not found in the Horblit, Honeyman, or Norman copies. A small minority of copies have the portrait; it was printed in a much larger format than the book and was probably intended only for large paper copies, of which a few survive (e.g. one of the two BL copies). A very good and crisp copy. With the signature of Arago on the title-page (his sale, Paris, 1854, lot 824 "in-f. dem. m. r.") and with a slightly later note of an English collector "From the Library of F. Arago, H.S." ? Dibner, Heralds of Science, 108-"The above, published after his death, first presented his work and correspondence." En FranÃ§ais dans le Texte 115. Evans, Exhibition of First Editions of Epochal Achievements in the History of Science (1934), 6. Horblit 30-"Fermat is considered the father of the modern theory of numbers, and herald of differential calculus and analytical geometry.".

Gilbert BurnetThe History of the Reformation of the Church of England Richard Chiswell, 1679-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Acceptable. 2 volumes. Folios. Contemporary calf, rebacked on modern spine. [18], 376, [2], 368, [4] pages. Theological Library stamps on title page. No portraits present. Small inscription, "From Bishop Leonard." Minor tanning, generally sound internally. Gilbert Burnet, was Scottish theologian, historian and Bishop of Salisbury. He published his work, "The History of the Reformation of the Church of England" as a rebuttal to Nicholas Sanders', "De origine et progressu schismatio Anglicani libri tres" which attacked the English Reformation. Wing B5797. This is an oversized or heavy book, that requires additional postage for international delivery outside the US.

Ness, Christopher:A distinct discourse and discovery of the person and period of Antichrist, wherein a diligent enquiry is made concerning the time of his Rise, Reign and Ruins, the answer whereunto is not peremptorily imposed, but modestly proposed. Published for publick good by Christopher Ness, Minister of the Gospel in Fleetstreet. London, printed for the Author, and to be sold by him 1679 - contemporary leather-binding with gilt on both covers. gilt fore edges. (12), 136, (4) pages. - First and only edition. -- Very rare privately printed pamphlet by the english ejected nonconformist minister and theological author Christopher Ness. He was excommunicated four times, and when in 1674 or 1675 a writ de excommunicato capiendo was issued against him, he moved to London, where he preached to a private congregation in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street. In 1684 he had to conceal himself from the officers of the crown, who had a warrant for his arrest on the charge of publishing an elegy on the death of his friend Nathaniel Partridge, another nonconformist minister. Ness recounts how God has used Henry VIII to first throw off the papal yoke, and then used Edward VI, Elizabeth and finally James I to purge Roman Catholicism (which for Ness was the real Antichrist) completely. -- "His views on the Antichrist are similar to Bunyan's in that he does not identify a personal Antichrist but refers to that which works against Christ as a multinational and cinglomerate Antichrist. For Ness this included all that is politically and ecclesiastically antichristian including the church of Rome as the western Antichrist and Islam as the eastern Antichrist. Also, like Bunyan, Ness maintains the gradual rise and overthrow of Antichrist, the latter of which will occur at the hands of kings and according to the vial judgements of Revelation 16." (Robert J. McKelvey - Histories that Mansoul and Her Wars Anatomize. The Drama of Redemption in John Bunyan's Holy War. p. 168) -- condition: upper right corner of the last few pages slightly rubbed - a very good copy - A very rare book in a nice contemporary english binding. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]

Book of Origins -Genealogy of Isobel Kemp Cox &#150; Complied by Marion Buckley Cox,branching back to a witness of the signing of the Magna Carta&#11; Bailey's (6th Ed) Photo=Ancestral Record with Supplements.. A comprehensive genealogy of the Cox Family dating all the way back to the early 1600s with some branches of the family reaching back even further. The Cox family has a rich history where they were both apart of or witness to some of the major events in American and English History. From witnessing the signing of the Magna Carta in 1215, to being one of the first settlers of New Amsterdam (modern day New York City) and Hartford, CT. The genealogy narrative indicates family participation in the Boston Tea Party and Bacon&#146;s Rebellion in 1679. The book itself was designed by the Rev. Frederic W Bailey, and it is his sixth edition of the Photo-Ancestral Record Book. Recorded in the book are the names, location of birth, and birth and death dates for each branch of the family tree. Where the complier of this genealogy knew; added in are burial locations, when individuals immigrated to America, including the ship they traveled on, as well as notations on where she discovered this information. Photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings, family letters, and other ephemera adorn the pages throughout this treasure. As one continues to read through this genealogy it almost seems as though there wasn&#146;t one important event or figure in American history that was not connected to this family.&#11;Family Connections and Family Lore of Note:&#11; The Temple branch of the Cox Family Tree is said to be descent from the famous Lady Godiva and the Earls of Mercia.&#11; George Yeardley, whose ancestor witnessed the signing of the Magna Carter, was one of the first settlers in Jamestown, and three time colonial Governor of the British Colony of Virginia. His wife, Temperance Flowerdew, was one of the witness to the Last Will and Last Testament of John Rolfe&#146;s, husband to Pocahontas. &#11; Hamutal Hammond Welsh (1735 &#150; 1815) &#147;conceived a great dislike for her husband&#148;, apparently tried to kill him several times, even burning down their barn at one point. &#11; Captain John Clapp, who later became the Clerk of the First Provincial Assembly in New York, is said to have barely escaped being eaten by an alligator in South Carolina.&#11; William King and his wife Dorothy came to America and settled in Salem. After converting to Quakerism, suffered persecution at the hands of the local government in the 1660s. &#11; The family ghost story of &#147;Aunt Swan&#148;, Elizabeth Donnell, wife of General John Swan, who dreamt that Death himself was coming for her, and a week later mysteriously died suddenly. It is said her ghost still haunts the house she died in, and she has become known as the &#147;Lady in White&#148;.&#11; Elias Nexen (1740 &#150; 1831) was appointed first Collector of the Port of New York under the Continental Congress.&#11; Jacob Bump served with General James Wolfe during the French and Indian War and participated in the taking of Quebec in 1759. &#11; John Donnell owned the &#147;Willow Brook&#148; house for a time in Baltimore, Maryland, which housed the famed &#145;oval room&#146;. This house was one of the first times, besides the White House, that an oval room was used in America.&#11; Gustav Lurman, who served in the 1st Maryland Cavalry, CSA, during the Civil War was saved by &#147;Aunt Charlotte&#148;, an African American woman who hid him when he crossed the northern lines while on duty. &#11; Enos Bronson, or &#147;Uncle Enos&#148; was an editor for the Federalist Gazette of the United States, and supposedly took over Benjamin Franklin&#146;s printing press. &#11;&#11;

Ness, Christopher:A distinct discourse and discovery of the person and period of Antichrist, wherein a diligent enquiry is made concerning the time of his Rise, Reign and Ruins, the answer whereunto is not peremptorily imposed, but modestly proposed. Published for publick good by Christopher Ness, Minister of the Gospel in Fleetstreet. London, printed for the Author, and to be sold by him 1679. contemporary leather-binding with gilt on both covers. gilt fore edges. (12), 136, (4) pages. - First and only edition. -- Very rare privately printed pamphlet by the english ejected nonconformist minister and theological author Christopher Ness. He was excommunicated four times, and when in 1674 or 1675 a writ de excommunicato capiendo was issued against him, he moved to London, where he preached to a private congregation in Salisbury Court, Fleet Street. In 1684 he had to conceal himself from the officers of the crown, who had a warrant for his arrest on the charge of publishing an elegy on the death of his friend Nathaniel Partridge, another nonconformist minister. Ness recounts how God has used Henry VIII to first throw off the papal yoke, and then used Edward VI, Elizabeth and finally James I to purge Roman Catholicism (which for Ness was the real Antichrist) completely. -- \"His views on the Antichrist are similar to Bunyan\'s in that he does not identify a personal Antichrist but refers to that which works against Christ as a multinational and cinglomerate Antichrist. For Ness this included all that is politically and ecclesiastically antichristian including the church of Rome as the western Antichrist and Islam as the eastern Antichrist. Also, like Bunyan, Ness maintains the gradual rise and overthrow of Antichrist, the latter of which will occur at the hands of kings and according to the vial judgements of Revelation 16.\" (Robert J. McKelvey - Histories that Mansoul and Her Wars Anatomize. The Drama of Redemption in John Bunyan\'s Holy War. p. 168) -- condition: upper right corner of the last few pages slightly rubbed - a very good copy - A very rare book in a nice contemporary english binding. Versand D: 5,00 EUR

Louis XIV, King of France (1638-1715).Letter signed ("Louis" in secreterial hand). Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 18. II. 1679. 1679. Folio. 9 pp. on double leaves. With address. To Isaac de Pas (1618-1688), Marquis de Feuquières, French ambassador to Sweden. In French, but mostly written in secret cipher, above which the recipient has transcribed the French meaning. Louis explains that, despite appearances, France cannot continue to support Sweden due to the superior naval power of England and is unable to send a flotilla of ships in her aid. Instead, he orders movement of French land forces; he also approves the suggestion of marriage between the King of Sweden and the daughter of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg: "[...] A squadron of 20 or 30 ships that I might send to Sweden's aid would be too weak to withstand the forces of England; nor is it suitable to the state of my affairs to [...] support this war by putting to sea a flotilla equal to that Crown's [...] Sweden's affairs are everywhere in such a bad state, yet she does not blame her own ill conduct. I have even learned that her ruin in Prussia is so great that it is no longer possible to negotiate for peace with them until [Sweden is] convinced of the nearly insurmountable obstacles to naval assistance that they have expected from me [...] Since the greatest interest of the King of Sweden in marriage is that it contributes to make peace and to re-establish him in the Empire, I would view somewhat indifferently the choice that he would make [...]" (transl.). - The Treaties of Nijmegen, signed in 1678 and 1679, brought an end to the Dutch Wars. Sweden was among the last of France's allies to cease hostilities, as it had tried to regain lost territories. - Countersigned by secretary of state for foreign affairs Simon Arnauld de Pomponne (1618-1699). Minor scattered toning; short closed separations at folds.

BARRI, Giacomo.:THE PAINTERS VOYAGE OF ITALY. In which all the famous Paintings of the most eminent Masters are particularised, as they are preserved in the several Cities of Italy. London, printed for Tho. Flesher, 1679. Chiefly relating to their Altar-pieces, and such other Paintings as are Ornamental in their Churches. And also, many choice Pictures, kept as Jewels, in the Palaces of particular persons. Whereunto is added that excellent Collection of Signior Septale, in his Closet at Milan...Written originally in Italian by Giacomo Barri a Venetian Painter. Englished by W. L., of Lincolns-Inne, Gent. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH 1679 of the author's 1671 Viaggio Pittoresco d'Italia, small 8vo, approximately 165 x 100 mm, 6½ x 4 inches, engraved allegorical frontispiece with 'W: Lodge sct et fecit' printed on it, a full page map of Italy after A8, full page portraits with background of Michaelangelo, Titian, Paulo Veronese, Pietro da Cortona, and Raphael, pages: [12 of 16], 159, [1], LACKING A1 AND A2, DIRECTIONS TO BINDER AND LICENSE TO PRINT LEAF, title page is A3, bound in full contemporary calf, double ruled gilt border to covers, rebacked to style with raised bands, blind rules and gilt lettered dark red morocco label, edges stained red, front free endpaper replaced with old paper. Corners worn, upper cover slightly scraped at edges, edges of pastedowns and original free endpaper lightly browned, frontispiece trimmed at fore-edge with loss of circa 5 mm (¼") of image, title intact but missing 'W' and 'sct' of artist credit in lower left corner, small brown spot to lower edge, also showing on title page, another at fore-edge of title page, old ink inscription at top of title page and 'THE' written neatly in ink above title, many upper margins trimmed, often shaving running titles, a small ink 'x' to some margins, 3 pages with several, (60-61 and 81), 1 brief ink note, an occasional small unobtrusive stain, trimed copy otherwise a good sturdy copy, lacking 2 prelim leaves as noted. MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.

Holy BibleThe Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament and the New Published by Jo Bill, Tho Newcomb and H Hills, London 1679 - , [2], A1 to Hhh8 (The end of the Prophets), Iii1 to Bbbb8 (Finis), illustrated title page (including red rules, Royal coat of arms), black letter, no Apocrypha, conforms to Herbert (page 218, ref 747, except the size is a little larger in our copy), handwritten notes to upper endpapers and New Testament title page reverse, First Edition Thus , some wear to spine especially at head and tail, gilt slightly worn on boards, inscriptions by previous owners on front pastedown and endpaper, front free endpaper detached and with repair to top, front and rear inner hinge cracked, internally pages tanned but clean, book in good condition , full original calf, 5 raised bands on spine, ornate gilt decoration in compartments on spine and on front and rear, all page edges gilt, with decorated silver corner pieces and clasps front and rear, a nice example of a good scottish binding , octavo, page size 18.5 x 12 cms Hardback ISBN: [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]